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Jun- 2022 -22 June
Video: Drunken Guests Harass Cast Members, Get Kick Out of Park
Some noticeably drunk Disney Park Guests were kicked out after behaving inappropriately towards at least one Cast Member. The incident took place at Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California and was shared on TikTok by @comolajennifer with the caption, “drunk heifers holding up the beer line thinking they can harass Disney employees.” In the comments, it was
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21 June
Disney Stock Closing Near 50% Annual Loss
The Walt Disney Company’s stock price closed on Tuesday, June 21, at $93.29/share, almost 50% less than what its shares were worth a year ago. Awarded the title of the worst-performing stock in the Dow Jones Index, Disney has faced a perfect storm of incidents that have sent its stock price sliding for most of 2022, with many putting the blame on Disney using the slogan “Go woke, go broke.” Sittin
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21 June
Speculation: ‘Pinocchio’ Remake Will Omit ‘Controversial’ Content
Walt Disney’s second animated feature film, Pinocchio, is filled with timeless songs and a heartfelt message. But it is also filled with “controversial” content that gives the overall story a dark turn and can make hypersensitive viewers very uncomfortable today. Due to Disney’s current stance on several issues, it is very likely that the live-action remake, starring Tom Hanks as Gepetto, will omi
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21 June
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Sneak Peek Is Released
Marvel fans, get ready! Thor: Love and Thunder is almost here, and we've got a special preview of the film to tide us over until it comes to theaters in July. The Marvel movie (which brings back director Taika Waiti, who directed the movie's popular predecessor Thor: Ragnarok) explores Thor's search for a new identity that brings him away from his warrior past even as a new enemy (Gorr the God But
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21 June
‘Percy Jackson’ Actors Are Announced
Fans of the Rick Riordan book series about the demigod Percy Jackson and his friends at Camp Half-Blood have been eagerly awaiting news of the upcoming Disney+ Percy Jackson series (especially since the first two movie adaptations of the books were heavily criticized by both fans and Rick Riordan himself), and Disney has been releasing the cast list for the show little by little. Now, more actors
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21 June
Marvel Star Describes Nebula’s ‘Toxic Family Dynamic’
The Scottish Dr. Who actress Karen Gillan might be most recognizable for her roles in Dr. Who, The Bubble, and two Jumanji movies opposite Dwayne Johnson, but many Marvel fans have been seeing the famously good-natured actress and director onscreen without knowing it in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. Gillan plays the blue and semi-robotic sister of Gamora (Zoe Saldana's character), and the Sc
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21 June
Cast Members Gather for Disney Park Yoga Session
Yoga, meditation, self-care, and wellness are all the rage these days — and Walt Disney Company Cast Members have joined in to embrace the trend! For International Yoga Day on June 21, 2022, the Cast Members from Disneyland Paris united for one very large yoga class at the Main Street and Central Plaza within Disneyland Paris Resort. They were also joined by a special guest as they did yoga
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21 June
Julie Andrews Reflects on Fame
Dame Julie Andrews is a beloved icon in the worlds of stage, music, and film — but the award-winning soprano, Academy Award-winning actress, and children's book author revealed recently that she sometimes has to contend with preconceived notions of her just like younger celebrities do! The My Fairy Lady star is well known for her first big role in Mary Poppins back in the 1960s (in which she
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21 June
Show Creators Team Up to Criticize Disney’s Censorship Team
The creator of the Disney Channel show Gravity Falls (a show that ran from 2012 to 2016 and followed siblings Dipper and Mabel Pines as they embarked on supernatural adventures with their great-uncle, “Grunkle Stan Pines”, in a strange town) recently shared a long list of strange revisions and edits that he was told to make when writing the show. The revisions came from Disney's Standa
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20 June
‘Camp Rock’ Celebrates 14th Anniversary
The 73rd Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock premiered in 2008, and now Camp Rock is actually 14 years old (i.e. around the age of its lead characters) as of June 20! Many Disney Channel fans will say that Camp Rock is one of the most iconic Disney Channel Original Movies, beaten perhaps only by the High School Musical series and a few other notable standalone films like Princess Protection Pr
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